Already last year, the company Barnetivoli was told to stop operations, following an unannounced inspection. Eirin Frigård is a lawyer at the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority, and takes very seriously the fact that the funfair has continued to operate, until they were stopped in Bø yesterday. – We at the Norwegian Occupational Safety and Health Administration carried out an unannounced physical inspection at Barnetivoli last autumn. Based on what we met at the inspection, we opened an inspection case. In October last year, it ended with a decision to stop all operations in Norway, explains Eirin Frigård. news has been given access to documents from the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority which show that the funfair was already told last year to stop operations. SERIOUS:: Eirin Frigård in the Norwegian Labor Inspectorate takes the fact that the fair has not followed their decisions to stop operations very seriously. Photo: private – Our background for stopping the entire operation in Norway was because, following the inspection, the operation did not respond to our inquiries about the submission of relevant documentation that we needed, in order to carry out an adequate inspection of the working conditions of the employees who performed work for this business, says Frigård. The lawyer explains that the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority also fined the company an infringement fee because they did not send over the documentation requested by the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority. According to Frigård, the police have started an investigation as a result of a breach of the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority’s decision. news has repeatedly tried to get in touch with Barnetivoli and the owner of the funfair, without success. Forced dissolution In June this year, the fair was also forcibly dissolved. But that hasn’t stopped them from moving on either. Attorney Kjell Rune Holvik is the trustee for the company. – They have not submitted accounts, they are not in order in what has to do with bookkeeping. Then it will be impossible for public bodies to control, Holvik explains. ADMINISTRATOR: Attorney Kjell Rune Holvik is the administrator for the company. Photo: Schmidt lawyers – Here it seems that they have not complied with any of the rules that apply to running a business, says Holvik. – They have not dealt with inquiries from me, which is why there was an action yesterday, says the trustee. – It is illegal Eirin Frigård, lawyer at the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority, says that they gave Barnetivoli several deadlines to send the necessary documentation, but that these were not respected. They did not receive an answer, even though they tried to get in touch via letters, messages and by phone. – We didn’t get an answer, says Frigård. This resulted in the entire business being halted. This means that they are not allowed to drive. It is illegal not to respond to the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority’s inquiries about sending over relevant documentation. It is also illegal to run a business in violation of the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority’s decision on suspension. – How serious is this? – We see this as a very serious matter, concludes Frigård.
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The bankrupt children’s amusement park that was closed in Bø has operated illegally – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
